Interesting case of ovarian sarcoidosis: the value of multi disciplinary team working.
Author(s)
Wuntakal, Rekha
Bharathan, Rasiah
Rockall, Andrea
Jeyarajah, Arjun
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sarcoidosis of the genital tract is a rare condition. Ovarian manifestation of this disease is rarer still. CASE PRESENTATION: The case presented here represents ovarian manifestation of sarcoidosis. At the point of referral to our hospital, based on computerised tomography (CT) ovarian carcinoma was a differential diagnosis. Further magnetic resonance imaging along with CT guided biopsy aided by laboratory study supported a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Patient responded to medical management by a multidisciplinary team. CONCLUSION: The case shows the importance of FNAC and biopsy in case or ovarian masses and multi disciplinary team approach to management.
Date Issued
2007-03-29
Date Acceptance
2007-03-29
Citation
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2007, 5
ISSN
1477-7819
Publisher
BioMed Central
Journal / Book Title
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume
5
Copyright Statement
© 2007 Wuntakal et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17391534
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ovarian Diseases
Sarcoidosis
Publication Status
Published online
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
38